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a roadside bomb has ripped through a minibus in the south of afghanistan killing at least eleven members of one family the group that included two children were thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan through the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by taliban militants the frequently used against targets in the country meanwhile in a separate part of afghanistan a local council member was killed by to come on a motorbike. the majority moroccans approve the constitutional reforms put forward by king mohammad the cic the response to recent pro-democracy protests preliminary results show more than ninety eight percent supported the changes the reforms give more power to the private as to the king still remains the head of the military religious all the origins of the judiciary the concessions come after protests inspired by uprisings across the arab world. still ahead to come in the program agron slamming how way to the final. queen of the courts go wrong way into a second wimbledon final but maria shut up or. liberated for have promised on the beaches of the cowl of t
a roadside bomb has ripped through a minibus in the south of afghanistan killing at least eleven members of one family the group that included two children were thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan through the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by taliban militants the frequently used against targets in the country meanwhile in a separate part of afghanistan a local council member was killed by to come on a motorbike. the majority moroccans approve the constitutional...
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in afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scandals its contractors were accused of gunning down seventeen unarmed civilians in baghdad in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished the company is due an even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about. doubled its private army to replace the part of the troops meanwhile the un it wants tighter control over mercenaries to protect human rights results he's got each account reports it's more convenient for the un us rather to use hired guns since the actions of slip under the radar. this iraqi man son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain fell to the ground between my feet on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy us professional killers they shot like they were trying to kill everyone they can see no one at blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished for their massacre to other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the notori
in afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scandals its contractors were accused of gunning down seventeen unarmed civilians in baghdad in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished the company is due an even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about. doubled its private army to replace the part of the troops meanwhile the un it wants tighter control over mercenaries to protect human rights results he's got each account reports it's more...
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forces to read employment for him afghanistan to pakistan the swamp land reach i introduced a couple of weeks ago could help the united states to avoid making the impression they'd just cut and run from afghanistan and on the other side it would mean they gave their respects widening then militarist hostilities for a member again to stand to pakistan and be. and in a few minutes on our key the green card immigrants who are now seeing red after winning america's citizenship lottery they're now being told to their new lives and tell you why. one of the last world war two era war crimes suspect is due to learn his fate we report from hungary. the resignations keep coming in the british newspaper phone hacking scandal now that the u.k.'s most senior police officer has quit sir paul stephenson was facing a growing backlash over hiring a former news of the world executive as an advisor it was later questioned about illicit phone tapping the axe police commissioner also took a swipe at the prime minister saying it's choice of advisor was a worst decision namely former editor andy colson and
forces to read employment for him afghanistan to pakistan the swamp land reach i introduced a couple of weeks ago could help the united states to avoid making the impression they'd just cut and run from afghanistan and on the other side it would mean they gave their respects widening then militarist hostilities for a member again to stand to pakistan and be. and in a few minutes on our key the green card immigrants who are now seeing red after winning america's citizenship lottery they're now...
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now a suicide attack on a government compound in southern afghanistan has left at least nineteen dead and over thirty five injured while it follows a string of attacks of the killing of president karzai. comes as the u.s. withdraws its forces let's discuss this in more detail i with michael hsu former cia intelligence officer and a historian in washington d.c. many thoughts have been with us here at aussie now we've seen a string of deadly attacks in afghanistan as the u.s. news troops out of the country almost call forces there really going to be able to take over security. no there if this is it we're watching a charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan put national police force are never going to be able to control the country not just because there have been trained sufficiently but also because they're divided tribal we when we are gone when nato leaves they'll go back to their tribes and they'll fight each other again so the whole the whole house of cards will come down after the united states and its allies complete their their withdrawal but withdraw in def
now a suicide attack on a government compound in southern afghanistan has left at least nineteen dead and over thirty five injured while it follows a string of attacks of the killing of president karzai. comes as the u.s. withdraws its forces let's discuss this in more detail i with michael hsu former cia intelligence officer and a historian in washington d.c. many thoughts have been with us here at aussie now we've seen a string of deadly attacks in afghanistan as the u.s. news troops out of...
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plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan next month but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's looked a different mark them all close enough to come by a play ship democracy never come by militant regime democracy never come by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car by bumping our wedding parties and didn't washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to shift to neighbors should be refocusing resources on pakistan yemen somalia parts of north africa and other locations i've always believed pakistan is more central to what happens in afghanistan a change in the guard at the department of defense with robert gates retiring and former cia chief leon panetta getting sworn in signals of this change of course to critics i see no difference between and between him and robert gates and for afghanistan we now hear a presidential pledge to pull thirty three thousand troops out by september two thousand and twelve fully we're covering the surge i
plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan next month but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's looked a different mark them all close enough to come by a play ship democracy never come by militant regime democracy never come by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car by bumping our wedding parties and didn't washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus...
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defiance means as anger in afghanistan grows. plus and no conviction but no apology either a former guantanamo inmate lifts the lid on the prison that ruined his life in our exclusive interview in about ten minutes time. but thousands of their regions gathered in the center of oslo one monday for a candlelit vigil for the victims of twin attacks that left seventy six dead people health hours and candles to commemorate those massacred in the shooting at an island youth camp as well as the bombing of government buildings the man who has admitted the atrocities as been charged with terrorism at a close court hearing in ask though that he will be held in isolation for four weeks others brevik pleaded not guilty saying he wanted to save europe and send a strong signal against immigration he also claimed there were two more cells in the organization he belongs to investigative journalist tony gosling says police may have already been aware of it. it was interesting the police said they never come across him before the norwegian police
defiance means as anger in afghanistan grows. plus and no conviction but no apology either a former guantanamo inmate lifts the lid on the prison that ruined his life in our exclusive interview in about ten minutes time. but thousands of their regions gathered in the center of oslo one monday for a candlelit vigil for the victims of twin attacks that left seventy six dead people health hours and candles to commemorate those massacred in the shooting at an island youth camp as well as the...
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a roadside bomb has ripped through many paths in the south of afghanistan killing at least eleven members of the family the group that included t. children thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan through the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by taliban militants and frequently used against targets in the country meanwhile in a separate part of afghanistan a local council member with kill her. to come with all the motorbike. twenty one workers are trapped in a mine in southwest china after a flood is there were twenty nine people on the ground when the incident happened but age of them managed to make it to safety a major rescue operation is still underway trying is coal mines the deadliest of the world thousands of miners killed every year. average or civil wrong consider uprooted new constitutional reforms put forward by king mohammad the sick the response to recent pro-democracy protests preliminary results show more than ninety eight percent supported the changes the reforms give more power to the prime minister but the king is still remains the head of the mili
a roadside bomb has ripped through many paths in the south of afghanistan killing at least eleven members of the family the group that included t. children thought to be afghan refugees returning from pakistan through the volatile border area roadside bombs planted by taliban militants and frequently used against targets in the country meanwhile in a separate part of afghanistan a local council member with kill her. to come with all the motorbike. twenty one workers are trapped in a mine in...
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many things have been with us here at aussie now we've seen a string of deadly attacks in afghanistan as the u.s. troops out of the country all local forces there really going to be able to take over secure. no there if this is it we're watching a charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan put national police force are never going to be able to control the country not just because there have been trained sufficiently but also because they're divided tribally when we are gone when they go leaves they'll go back to their tribes and they'll fight each other again so the whole the whole house of cards will come down after the united states and its allies complete their their withdrawal withdrawal in defeat really you talk about a house of cards and even though america's number one and to me if you like and some of been knaves now dead's is the next time. well i think they're going after mullah omar the head of the taliban they're going after i mean i was always here e but just saying those things makes you realize i think that we're still approaching this is a law enfor
many things have been with us here at aussie now we've seen a string of deadly attacks in afghanistan as the u.s. troops out of the country all local forces there really going to be able to take over secure. no there if this is it we're watching a charade unfold here in afghanistan the afghan army the afghan put national police force are never going to be able to control the country not just because there have been trained sufficiently but also because they're divided tribally when we are gone...
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trying to help focus on eastern afghanistan and feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon you know or the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information. ahmed wali karzai was often accused of lengths was the taliban in afghanistan's illegal drugs straight ahead of russia's federal drug control service victorian office as a decade of military failures of the coalition forces in the country are helping watch his full interview in just over an hour here in r.t. but here's a quick preview. this september will be the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer than world war two the
trying to help focus on eastern afghanistan and feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon you know or the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a...
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policy or the lack of faith the regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a closer look how the nato aerial bombing in leave it is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing and lay there could be both the united states and made the operation but technicalities aside it is not just a two and a half wars for the united states be in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over a levy at the bombing is one hundred percent nato operation the timing of nato operation against libya demonstrated not the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and afghan leadership it is also indicative of a huge credibility gap between and genuine united states of america and it's here opinion nato partners. well you can always follow your getting crucial video blog and of course many others on our web site r t v dot com and of all the stories you'll find there it's a big georgia for talk of first convicted of
policy or the lack of faith the regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a closer look how the nato aerial bombing in leave it is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing and lay there could be both the united states and made the operation but technicalities aside it is not just a two and a half wars for the...
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in afghanistan it's reported human rights violations in the billings are committed by security firms on a regular basis to an expense to undermine call the horses' counterinsurgency efforts will start firing at anything that moves in general kill innocent afghans destroy property we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by the contractions. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries to push for specific international measures to regulate their activities especially now as u.s. military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is said to grow dramatically u.s. . source many of the. functions to these security companies they are not regulated in that they are not control and this is what we are extremely concerned that what we call in is for relation to the national and at the international level so that. companies are accountable but washington is reluctant to lead an international body regulate their activities saying it will find ways to hold contractors accoun
in afghanistan it's reported human rights violations in the billings are committed by security firms on a regular basis to an expense to undermine call the horses' counterinsurgency efforts will start firing at anything that moves in general kill innocent afghans destroy property we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by the contractions. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries to push for...
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security in afghanistan has only gone. because it said that drug production cannot be fought because it damages the security situation in the country so it's a kind of closed circle in this respect to the be worth a nato operation in helmand province which produces the most opium poppies the operation was called. which translated from persian means together. the operation was presented as a brilliant military success considerable kilometers of the province were reportedly cleared of insurgents but the production of opium has never stopped that's why peaceful settlement is necessary but we've started talking about this at long last it was highlighted at the london conference on afghanistan in two thousand and ten the autumn conference in kabul also stressed the need to find a peaceful settlement but the latest initiative was voiced by the us president barack obama on negotiations with the taliban and the latest resolutions of the united nations security council which divided responsibility between the taliban and al qaeda a
security in afghanistan has only gone. because it said that drug production cannot be fought because it damages the security situation in the country so it's a kind of closed circle in this respect to the be worth a nato operation in helmand province which produces the most opium poppies the operation was called. which translated from persian means together. the operation was presented as a brilliant military success considerable kilometers of the province were reportedly cleared of insurgents...
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if we just stop fighting and that it will turn them into sort of an afghanistan local law lawless land. like a nice place for all those clowns and rend and groupings and then and then and. all that try to tribal leaders go come into power but if we want to to establish a sustainable peace in the country it's a long and costly for do you think that the europeans will be ready to to go for it in times of crisis economic difficulties i don't think the west has the political will or the attention span to see that out i think the west is losing as attention span shorter and shorter it gets focused on under massive political consolidation look at what's going on within europe within the euro delaying the inevitable regard to greece and now to to new debt ceilings in italy look at the congressional battles in washington as you can see that the attention span just snaps so i don't think. that a lasting peace will be stabilized and imposed by the european union by need or by the u.s. . and the other thing. if. people within nato if they will decide to go for peace too to work for or for for a t
if we just stop fighting and that it will turn them into sort of an afghanistan local law lawless land. like a nice place for all those clowns and rend and groupings and then and then and. all that try to tribal leaders go come into power but if we want to to establish a sustainable peace in the country it's a long and costly for do you think that the europeans will be ready to to go for it in times of crisis economic difficulties i don't think the west has the political will or the attention...
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and live from moscow now barack obama's recently announced afghanistan drawdown plan has been slammed by republicans they say withdrawing thirty three thousand troops by the end of next summer is too much of a military risk but i want to use it lauren that list finds out that the talk of change may just be a symbolic gesture but as there's no way in sight to the u.s. presence in the country. the aftermath of a taliban attack in kabul. a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners earlier this year taliban gunmen wearing suicide vests storm a guest house used by u.n. staffers. last year another attack on hotels is worth your. examples are strewn through the near decade war familiar aftermath we had anybody pegged down here in the south only now americans heard this declaration before news of the blast we're starting this drawdown from a position of strength about u.s. plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of the military might that's not that different mark democracy never come by a clinician democracy never come by mi
and live from moscow now barack obama's recently announced afghanistan drawdown plan has been slammed by republicans they say withdrawing thirty three thousand troops by the end of next summer is too much of a military risk but i want to use it lauren that list finds out that the talk of change may just be a symbolic gesture but as there's no way in sight to the u.s. presence in the country. the aftermath of a taliban attack in kabul. a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners earlier this year...
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well the company is doing even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about to double its private army to replace the party troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over her scenarios to protect human rights as r.t.s. game reports it's more convenient for the u.s. to use hired guns since their actions slip under the radar. this iraqi men son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain fell to the ground between my feet on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy us professional killers they shot life human trying to kill everyone if you see no one at blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished for the massacre two other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the notorious abu ghraib prison in iraq a name synonymous now with her rethinking on rights violations including porcher rape and murder the us supreme court recently threw out a lawsuit alleging abuse of prisoners by the contractors. in a
well the company is doing even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about to double its private army to replace the party troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over her scenarios to protect human rights as r.t.s. game reports it's more convenient for the u.s. to use hired guns since their actions slip under the radar. this iraqi men son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain fell to the ground between my feet on the...
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talking about the impact the war is having on afghanistan's civilian population. and always intelligence service says there's no evidence that it's connected to far right extremists in norway or elsewhere thirty two year old who admits killing seventy six people last friday claims he was part of a wider mission was loyal insists he is insane and didn't know what he was doing. reports his immigration message is one that has chilling echoes across europe. and ethnic hatred that led to the slaughter of scores of innocent young people and does prevent the massacre to which he freely admits was a justified strike against the political left for supporting open borders and multiculturalism and even though the staunchest of hardliners condemned great pics horrific actions anti immigration sentiment is growing across europe other groups express their condolences and then are quick and separate themselves from also quick to lay blame left wing politicians which they. are responsible because they allowed immigration happen and effectively pushed the sky to the edge it's a cr
talking about the impact the war is having on afghanistan's civilian population. and always intelligence service says there's no evidence that it's connected to far right extremists in norway or elsewhere thirty two year old who admits killing seventy six people last friday claims he was part of a wider mission was loyal insists he is insane and didn't know what he was doing. reports his immigration message is one that has chilling echoes across europe. and ethnic hatred that led to the...
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led coalition has started handing over control of some of afghanistan's territories to local security forces the central bank a young pitcher who has become the first of seven areas where that's to happen ahead of the end of may first combat operations in the country in two thousand and fourteen senior ministers and foreign ambassadors mark the event by visiting the province which remained relatively peaceful throughout the new head to head long occupation of afghanistan. venezuelan president hugo chavez is back in with cuba for more cancer treatment including therapy you know more malignant cells have been found after he had surgery to remove a tumor from his pocket region was transferred some powers to his ministers during his absence but didn't agree to opposition calls for a temporary handover of all presidential authority but his battle with cancer has raised doubts over his fitness to lead the country but officially he still play. to run for reelection next year. egypt's prime minister has begun a major cabinet reshuffle off the public protests demanding political reform again f
led coalition has started handing over control of some of afghanistan's territories to local security forces the central bank a young pitcher who has become the first of seven areas where that's to happen ahead of the end of may first combat operations in the country in two thousand and fourteen senior ministers and foreign ambassadors mark the event by visiting the province which remained relatively peaceful throughout the new head to head long occupation of afghanistan. venezuelan president...
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policy or the lack of faith regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a close a look at how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and made to operation but technicalities aside it is not just a two and a half wars for the united states in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over a levy at the bombing is one hundred percent nato operation timing nato operation against libya demonstrated not on the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and afghan leadership it is also indicative of a huge strad ability gap between the genuine united states of america and its european nato partners alexis crowe from the u.k.'s royal institute of international affairs thinks nato is interference in the libyan conflict won't help resolve the situation here's a preview of our interview show spotlight the full version availa
policy or the lack of faith regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a close a look at how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and made to operation but technicalities aside it is not just a two and a half wars for the united...
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ahmed wali karzai was often accused of lengths was the taliban in afghanistan's illegal drugs straight ahead of russia's federal drop control service before even oss as a decade of military failures of the coalition forces in the country are helping watch his full interview in just over an hour here in r t but here's a quick preview. of this september will see the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer the world war two but the situation in afghanistan hasn't improved and it's become even worse and even senior officials like general petraeus for example going to treat operation in afghanistan who would says the number of clashes there increases year after year in fact the number of clashes over the past ten years has increased more than a hundred times but i would say we have the assigned tasks been achieved but we see that the security in afghanistan has only gotten worse and it's said that our drug production cannot be full because it damages the security situation so it's a kind of closed. the scandal surrounding river murdoch's media empire has gone international after
ahmed wali karzai was often accused of lengths was the taliban in afghanistan's illegal drugs straight ahead of russia's federal drop control service before even oss as a decade of military failures of the coalition forces in the country are helping watch his full interview in just over an hour here in r t but here's a quick preview. of this september will see the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer the world war two but the situation in afghanistan hasn't improved and it's...
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trying to now focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon you know what end i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate their force someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information it's going to take time before we find out who's responsible but in the short term we do know that there's a power vacuum throughout all of southern afghanistan he who holds kandahar holds that country because in the one nine hundred eighty s. when i worked as a route newspaper reporter in afghanistan there were negotiations between the then mujahideen the united states the soviet union pakistan pakistan does not want to watch from the sidelines when pakistan says that there should be direct negotiations between the united states and the taliban what it is also saying is th
trying to now focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon you know what end i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate their force someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who...
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and despite barack obama's plan for a massive pullout from afghanistan next year experts claim america is stuck there for years to come and paying for the conflict with lives and money. international news and comment live from moscow this is r.t. russia and nato have failed to reach a consensus on missile defense plans in europe with the alliance standing firm on its position and nato says it's against a joint anti missile shield and doesn't find it necessary to provide russia with legal guarantees that the shield won't be directed against it what is no telling over cuba has more now from russia city of sochi where the talks have now drawn to a close. russian foreign minister sergei lavrov described talks on anti-missile defense shield in europe as long and not going as smoothly as it was expected while seeking a separate class from france secretary general of nato rasmussen has said that nato never promised that those stocks will simply happen overnight explains that the reason why sectoral and so missile defense shield were participation of russia is impossible is because nato cannot
and despite barack obama's plan for a massive pullout from afghanistan next year experts claim america is stuck there for years to come and paying for the conflict with lives and money. international news and comment live from moscow this is r.t. russia and nato have failed to reach a consensus on missile defense plans in europe with the alliance standing firm on its position and nato says it's against a joint anti missile shield and doesn't find it necessary to provide russia with legal...
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led coalition has started handing over control of some of afghanistan's territories to local security forces but journalist jerry van dyke who was once held hostage by the taliban says u.s. led efforts in the region have been seriously undermined by the death of karzai brother. while the cars i was not just the governor or the shadow governor of kandahar he was the most powerful and the most popular person throughout all of southern afghanistan this shows that right now with the canadian troops pulling out and with the u.s. trying to now focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle. i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who i
led coalition has started handing over control of some of afghanistan's territories to local security forces but journalist jerry van dyke who was once held hostage by the taliban says u.s. led efforts in the region have been seriously undermined by the death of karzai brother. while the cars i was not just the governor or the shadow governor of kandahar he was the most powerful and the most popular person throughout all of southern afghanistan this shows that right now with the canadian troops...
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even though we are in two wars in afghanistan in and in libya so people are rather surprised shocked. those say that people are mostly on twitter feed certainly social networks so been. trying to not jump to conclusions too early i have to say though that lead is breaking news essentially that the police officer he was going to this can and has been should be juve. the politicians he is actually tall and blonde and that he has according to newspapers and norwegian works. so this is this is rather or might be more complicated than we think it's too early to tell. history lecturer from oxford university told me the involvement of nato military campaigns could be the reason behind the attack. the most likely explanation is that norway's involvement as a nato member in on actions flying nato from libya to afghanistan will have been the basis for some backlash and whether that by flash comes from a libyan group or more generally from an islamic group clue to his whole star who. is obviously at the scene and i have to say we should remember that back in oklahoma city mention ninety five one
even though we are in two wars in afghanistan in and in libya so people are rather surprised shocked. those say that people are mostly on twitter feed certainly social networks so been. trying to not jump to conclusions too early i have to say though that lead is breaking news essentially that the police officer he was going to this can and has been should be juve. the politicians he is actually tall and blonde and that he has according to newspapers and norwegian works. so this is this is...
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mean we're essentially bankrupt in many elements of our nation in order to win this war in iraq and afghanistan but my point is that we can be expending energy there but what is smarter than we are if you understand the relationship between energy efficiency and military effectiveness and you can see we can win the war and we can actually actually save a lot of money and i'm hoping that secretary panetta will do something about that my point is that there is a very simple easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can say billy we're presently spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply dirty dish name inefficient structures in our combat zone but i think that americans should be outraged that we're not doing more to spend or energy consumer energy in a smart way pakistan is turning up the heat on washington americans to leave them in a tree a base drone strikes on the afghan border region have been launched from the site pakistan's been protesting against attacks for years calling them a violation of its sovereignty drone bo
mean we're essentially bankrupt in many elements of our nation in order to win this war in iraq and afghanistan but my point is that we can be expending energy there but what is smarter than we are if you understand the relationship between energy efficiency and military effectiveness and you can see we can win the war and we can actually actually save a lot of money and i'm hoping that secretary panetta will do something about that my point is that there is a very simple easy pragmatic...
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a very simple easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can see really president spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply inefficient structures in our combat so but i think that americans should be outraged that we're not going to war instead or energy or energy in a smart way pakistan is turning up the heat on washington and there can still leave them in a tree a place drone strikes on the afghan border region have been launched from the site pakistan's been protesting against the attacks but he is quoting them of its sovereignty drone bowman's of killed schools and civilians one mistake on many occasions if you study political analyst ultimate crazy police the balance will continue until washington ends its war on terror. one of the main reasons for the for the continuation of violent activity on the pakistan of gonna stand border is the mess that the us military has created inside afghanistan over the past decade a mess there the way they have eliminated a large portion segment of the afghan population in terms of the
a very simple easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can see really president spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply inefficient structures in our combat so but i think that americans should be outraged that we're not going to war instead or energy or energy in a smart way pakistan is turning up the heat on washington and there can still leave them in a tree a place drone strikes on the afghan border region have been...
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so the raid comes in response to renewed taliban activity as nato begins a gradual withdrawal from afghanistan the plan is to recall all foreign combat troops by the end of twenty fourteen nato's new military commander in the country general john allen warns of tough times ahead for the war effort earlier this month the afghan president's half brother was assassinated by one of his own guards in a separate incident one of cars i was talking visors was also gunned down and how were activists brian becker thinks the coalition may be losing ground in afghanistan where the number of casualties rises. they can't win by staying in fact their presence is becoming the main catalyst for the armed insurgency not only the taliban but maybe one hundred forty armed groups and they can't leave either because if they leave there will be a perception that the us and nato were defeated by an armed insurgency but this dilemma must be solved some way so ultimately the united states cannot prevail the assassination of karzai as brother and his inner circle shows that the edifice of the karzai regime necessary at
so the raid comes in response to renewed taliban activity as nato begins a gradual withdrawal from afghanistan the plan is to recall all foreign combat troops by the end of twenty fourteen nato's new military commander in the country general john allen warns of tough times ahead for the war effort earlier this month the afghan president's half brother was assassinated by one of his own guards in a separate incident one of cars i was talking visors was also gunned down and how were activists...
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participating in the libyan and afghanistan war efforts this poll of nato and just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with with planned bombings police have told people to stay out of the city centers to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway which shots immediately after the flaws and roads leading into and trains leading into the capital we're also halted now we've we've heard that soldiers are on the streets with machine guns police also and it's being called the worst attack since world war two perhaps the worst shooting spree in history. which are a point for us right there in time the norwegian prime minister said more democracy and openness is the answer to the violence but hello lawrence from the norwegian is that good of international affairs please it's the country's policies and contradiction time at the gunman and people. behind an increasingly. intense and heated debate about immigration. about both immigration is doing to no beach culture multiculturalism is really not the way to go f
participating in the libyan and afghanistan war efforts this poll of nato and just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with with planned bombings police have told people to stay out of the city centers to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway which shots immediately after the flaws and roads leading into and trains leading into the capital we're also halted now we've we've heard that soldiers are on the...
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norway's one of the founding members of nato involved afghanistan and iraq and more recently libya could these attacks just be about revenge. are they said it could be linked to foreign policy it could as you mentioned be sensitive do with the mohammed cartoons we have seen sort of protest in the capital of norway in or slow you know linked to the tunes and certainly this could very well be the case. now law in europe has been set with issues over immigration as well maybe another angle here some saying it was giving safe haven to terrorists might lax immigration policies be a factor maybe beyond these attacks do you think. i think we can say that it might have something to do with it one could ask oneself why norway and why not denmark and i think that the danish intelligence service has luckily prevented terror attacks in copenhagen and maybe just maybe the norwegian intelligence service has not been as alert as it should have been because one has simply not expected this and we know that all over europe in the u.k. in france in denmark in no way if you sort of look back through the ye
norway's one of the founding members of nato involved afghanistan and iraq and more recently libya could these attacks just be about revenge. are they said it could be linked to foreign policy it could as you mentioned be sensitive do with the mohammed cartoons we have seen sort of protest in the capital of norway in or slow you know linked to the tunes and certainly this could very well be the case. now law in europe has been set with issues over immigration as well maybe another angle here...
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about the a tremendous energy expenditure because of the united states army to expand the iraq and afghanistan we have a tremendously inefficient energy base over there and we need to do something about it i'm hoping that it will bring about some change for the money should be used in the united states to work domestic programs i mean we're essentially bankrupt a elements of of our nation in order to win this war in iraq and afghanistan but my point is that we can be expending energy there but what smarter than we are if you understand the relationship between energy efficiency and military effectiveness then you can see we can win the war and we can actually actually save a lot of money and i'm hoping that secretary panetta will do something about that my point is that there is a very typical easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can say really we're presently spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply dirty dish being inefficient structures in our combat zone well i think americans should be outraged that we're not d
about the a tremendous energy expenditure because of the united states army to expand the iraq and afghanistan we have a tremendously inefficient energy base over there and we need to do something about it i'm hoping that it will bring about some change for the money should be used in the united states to work domestic programs i mean we're essentially bankrupt a elements of of our nation in order to win this war in iraq and afghanistan but my point is that we can be expending energy there but...
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as far as the withdrawal from afghanistan is concerned the picture is unclear so far it was said that the withdrawal would start and certain parameters for it had been set mention thirty thousand troops by the end of the year but when i was in washington last september they were talking about the need to increase the military contingent in afghanistan exactly by thirty thousand now they're planning to return these thirty cells and so in fact nothing has changed i think the world community and you can disagree is beginning to consider the situation in afghanistan several reasons behind it as. a military operation and the decision of the world community to interfere in the fair's of this for the country. to put an end to the taliban rule to set up an interim administration and hold free elections. these tasks were supposed to be in six or twelve months but this september we'll see the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer than world war two but the situation in afghanistan hasn't improved it's become even worse and. general petraeus for example was commanding the military o
as far as the withdrawal from afghanistan is concerned the picture is unclear so far it was said that the withdrawal would start and certain parameters for it had been set mention thirty thousand troops by the end of the year but when i was in washington last september they were talking about the need to increase the military contingent in afghanistan exactly by thirty thousand now they're planning to return these thirty cells and so in fact nothing has changed i think the world community and...
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drawn out drawdown i despite the obama plan for a massive pullout from afghanistan next year experts claim america is stuck there for years to come paying for the conflict with blood and money. also we look at how our free range cattle might help secure heart disease a groundbreaking new russian procedure. well denies of the pro palestinian flotilla have vowed to defy a greek sailing ban and to push ahead with their humanitarian mission to gaza at all costs about and came after a number of ships were found to be damaged but activists condemning what they said was sabotage by israeli security forces the government or the greek government rather offered to deliver the supplies through israel but that proposal was rejected tel aviv in turn is sworn to prevent the civilian fleet from reaching gaza a similar mission just over a year ago ended with nine people dead after israeli commandos stormed the flotilla british campaigner david helping who's been involved in transporting relief supplies to gaza so i don't see how his own vessel was attacked once in the same way or that full interview
drawn out drawdown i despite the obama plan for a massive pullout from afghanistan next year experts claim america is stuck there for years to come paying for the conflict with blood and money. also we look at how our free range cattle might help secure heart disease a groundbreaking new russian procedure. well denies of the pro palestinian flotilla have vowed to defy a greek sailing ban and to push ahead with their humanitarian mission to gaza at all costs about and came after a number of...
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really achieved in afghanistan than in the past ten years as it prepares to leave. well i think we have to look at it almost in reverse the u.s. is losing ground steadily at spending one hundred twenty billion dollars a year that's an increasing amount from the treasury that's already drained based on huge budget deficits here the number of casualties on the afghan and american side is is increasing not decreasing and yet they're no closer to victory in fact they're losing control of the country and the government that they sponsor is is in fact in danger of crime when i would say the u.s. hasn't gained anything i think the u.s. is losing ground it's part of what david petraeus and the obama administration say this is a bad situation possibly a catastrophe for the united states brought back a director of the coalition thank you for being on the line from new york city. to the top tonight in afghanistan general david petraeus was talking about in the evening to take over as director of the cia he's been replaced by general john allen who will oversee the gradual tran
really achieved in afghanistan than in the past ten years as it prepares to leave. well i think we have to look at it almost in reverse the u.s. is losing ground steadily at spending one hundred twenty billion dollars a year that's an increasing amount from the treasury that's already drained based on huge budget deficits here the number of casualties on the afghan and american side is is increasing not decreasing and yet they're no closer to victory in fact they're losing control of the...
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defy obama's plans to pull out troops for afghanistan calendar a time to get home from opponents who say it's too much of a military risk as ton of attacks continue. international news life for this is also you with me thanks for joining us russian nato have failed to reach agreement on the european missile defense plans as the alliance continues to reject russia's concerns nato says there should be too dependent systems that exchange information well schools say was a joint system and legal guarantees that the alliance is proposed missile defense shield won't be directed against russia. from the russian black sea city of sochi where the talks have ended. russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov described talks on a missile defense shield in europe as long and not going as smoothly as it was expected while speaking at a separate press conference secretary general of nato rasmussen has said that nato never promised that those stocks will simply happen overnight luvox explains that the reason why a sectoral anti-missile defense shield with participation of russia is impossible is becaus
defy obama's plans to pull out troops for afghanistan calendar a time to get home from opponents who say it's too much of a military risk as ton of attacks continue. international news life for this is also you with me thanks for joining us russian nato have failed to reach agreement on the european missile defense plans as the alliance continues to reject russia's concerns nato says there should be too dependent systems that exchange information well schools say was a joint system and legal...